Recent Pattern Reviews

Patrones Magazine - 07/08-2007-64 Vestido Rocco-Barocco I made this dress for the New Year's party at work. This was one of those Project Runway moments when you race to finish the dress at 1 a.m., go to bed, wake up at 6 a.m., work all day and party half of the night.
Pattern Description: Dress - top is a tube top ending in V-shape; bottom part has ru... more...

HotPatterns - 1071 Weekender Sunshine Tops Pattern Description: Relaxed scoop neck tops gathered onto a deep neckband, choice of short, cap or no sleeves and 2 lengths plus banded finish.
Pattern Sizing: Multisize 6-26. I made my muslin in size 8, which should be the right size for me according to my measurements. I found it to be too big,... more...

BurdaStyle Magazine - 06-2007-119 Bubble hem knit skirt LOL While I was looking for the description of the skirt on the Burda site, I realized that this was in fact a bubble hem skirt. Hmm, that explains why Burda wanted me to cut two additional pieces in lining. Oh well, that should teach me to read the instructions more thoroughly.
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Self Drafted Pattern - 19275-1008 Circle skirt Pattern Description: Floor-length circle skirt used ad a belly dance costume. This pattern could easily be used for a regular garment, either in this length or shortened.
Pattern Sizing: Drafted according to my hip measurement - 31.5''. I added a few inches to this measurement to get the final gat... more...

Self Drafted Pattern - 19275-1007 Harem pants This will be a short review because there is really not much to the pants as far as drafting and construction are concerned.
Pattern Description: Harem pants made for my belly dancing class. The pattern is based on the book Pants for the Dance, a belly dancing costume manual. The book encourages ... more...